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Respiratory Acidosis Learning Center

Respiratory acidosis is a condition that occurs when the lungs cannot remove all of the carbon dioxide the body produces. This disrupts the body's acid-base balance causing body fluids, especially the blood, to become too acidic.
Source:ADAM
Date:August 8, 2009
Respiratory acidosis is a condition in which a buildup of carbon dioxide in the blood produces a shift in the body's pH balance and causes the body's system to become more acidic. This condition is brought about by a problem either involving the l...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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